¡Hola Robert! Yes, both expressions you are mentioning use the verb "tener" in order to express the age.
Gracias, Silvia.
"Esta tradición tiene un siglo" literally "this tradition has a century" indicating age in Spanish in a similar way el tiene 6 años?
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Robert D.Kwiziq community member
"Esta tradición tiene un siglo" literally "this tradition has a century" indicating age in Spanish in a similar way el tiene 6 años?
Asked 5 years ago
Garry M.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
But would surely be translated as "This is a century-old tradition", no?
SilviaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
¡Hola Robert!
Yes, your translation in English is correct. Remember that we do not always have a direct translation between languages.
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